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Um dos segredos mais antigos para contar histórias, escrever ou criar conteúdo online não é segredo nenhum. Eu tenho que escrever para mim mesmo, não para você. Tem gente que chama isso de ser o próprio público ou escrever o que gostaria de encontrar por aí.Às vezes eu falo aqui no Boa Noite Internet que você não é o seu crachá, que o trabalho não é o trabalho, que é preciso prestar atenção nas coisas. Parece que estou dando um conselho para você, mas estou falando em voz alta uma coisa que eu já aprendi ou deveria ter aprendido.Uma dessas coisas eu sei há muito tempo. Já vi que funciona, já vi que faz bem, mas vivo esquecendo. Por isso preciso repetir para mim mesmo: saia da sua cabeça.Saia da sua cabeça.O Boa Noite Internet é uma publicação apoiada por pessoas como você, nosso público. Para receber novos posts e apoiar meu trabalho, considere tornar-se um assinante gratuito ou pago.A voz interna não é realmente uma voz, articulada em palavras. Ela se parece mais com ver chiado numa televisão antiga ou bichinhos nas nuvens. A gente tenta dar forma ao caos e aquilo começa a se parecer com palavras e ideias, mas muitas vezes são apenas ruminações, histórias tentando fazer algum sentido dentro da cabeça.Sair da cabeça é colocar em palavras de verdade o que estou sentindo. Olhar de perto, virar, cheirar, examinar, virar do avesso.Um jeito de sair da cabeça é sentar com alguém e conversar, uma coisa que a humanidade provavelmente faz há milhões de anos.Uma vez, antes da pandemia — tempos mais simples —, fui almoçar com um amigo que não via há algum tempo. Ele fez a famosa pergunta: “Como estão as coisas? Como está o trabalho?”Comecei a reclamar do meu chefe, do chefe dele, da equipe de vendas e do RH. Enquanto falava, comecei a entender o que estava acontecendo e o que eu sentia.Depois de uns 45 minutos, agradeci ao meu amigo. Agora que eu tinha colocado tudo para fora, as coisas nem pareciam tão horríveis. O trabalho continuava com todos os seus problemas, mas era só um dia como outro qualquer.Ele não tinha falado praticamente nada. Só tinha me escutado.Quando não dá para conversar com alguém, ou o assunto ainda não está organizado o bastante para uma conversa, dá para escrever. E não estou falando em transformar a vida num podcast. É só escrever.Às vezes acordo de madrugada com alguma coisa fazendo barulho na minha cabeça. Esta semana mesmo aconteceu. Sentei, peguei o computador, coloquei no colo e escrevi. Tirei aqueles pensamentos da cabeça, olhei para eles e consegui voltar a dormir.Resolvi o problema? Não. Mas, às quatro da manhã, a única coisa que eu podia fazer era colocar os pensamentos para fora, examiná-los e voltar a dormir para resolver o problema de verdade no dia seguinte.Às quatro da manhã, eu precisava sair da minha cabeça, não montar um plano de ação nem pensar em estratégia.Se eu fosse blogueirinho de verdade, aproveitaria para vender um supercaderno personalizado, com capa de couro, divisórias e etiquetas. Mas não precisa de nada disso. Sair da cabeça é de graça. Dá para fazer isso numa folha de papel, no computador ou no bloco de notas do telefone.Lembra do antigo meme do Twitter, “Pronto, falei”? É mais ou menos isso. Colocar para fora e olhar para o que foi dito.Ficar conversando dentro da própria cabeça não conta. Eu já tive todas as conversas possíveis dentro da minha, mapeei todas as reações e pensei em todas as respostas. Isso não é sair da cabeça. É ansiedade.É como virar o Doutor Estranho com a Pedra do Infinito do desgraçamento mental, examinando 14 bilhões de maneiras de uma conversa terminar.De certa forma, é o que faço aqui. Tenho um problema, penso nele, começo a escrever e, durante o processo, entendo um pouco melhor o que sinto, o problema e o mundo.Às vezes tenho a impressão de que a gente perdeu esse hábito. A gente precisa ter certezas num mundo feito de opiniões. Conversa virou uma coisa que precisa ser vencida. “Olha aqui o que eu acabei de falar. Não há mais nada a dizer.” Pode lacrar a conversa porque ela acabou.Então escreva só para você. Ninguém precisa ler e não é preciso publicar. Eu não sei, sinto, acho, penso e escrevo. O sentimento e o pensamento saem da minha cabeça e voltam para o mundo.É isso que faço aqui. Não para você. Desculpe se enganei todo mundo esse tempo todo.Eu faço só por mim.Por hoje é sóObrigado por ler até aqui. Esta semana, nosso Clube de Cultura começa a ler Realismo capitalista, de Mark Fisher. Vai ser bem legal te ver por lá. E se quer usar IA de verdade no trabalho, com visão crítica e sem ser fanboy de bilionário, dá uma olhada no IA em Curso, a comunidade de letramento em IA que eu criei com a Ana Freitas. Por fim, passa no Discord do Boa Noite Internet, que é onde a gente se encontra para conversar sobre criatividade, cultura, mas na real sobre qualquer coisa que a gente estiver a fim.Cuidem de si, cuidem dos seus. Até a próxima,crisdias This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit boanoiteinternet.com.br/subscribe
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I spoke to Yanis Varoufakis, economist and former Greek finance minister, at Web3 Summit in Berlin on June 18th, 2026, about why he thinks blockchain is one of the few tools left that can actually pull power away from Big Tech and the banks. Truly a privilege that I had the chance to speak with him on such a stage.We dig into his concept of techno-feudalism and cloud capital, his monetary commons proposal for a transparent monetary system that could undercut private banks, and the digital wallet system he tried to build for Greece during the crisis. Yanis also lays out why he thinks the digital euro is dead in the water. You can read my reflections on the interview here. If you liked the podcast be sure to give it a review on your preferred podcast platform. If you find content like this important consider donating to my Patreon starting at just $3 per month. It takes quite a lot of my time and resources so any amount helps. Follow me on Twitter (@TBSocialist) or Mastodon (@theblockchainsocialist@social.coop) and join the r/CryptoLeftists subreddit. Support the showICYMI I've written a book about, no surprise, blockchains through a left political framework! The title is Blockchain Radicals: How Capitalism Ruined Crypto and How to Fix It and is being published through Repeater Books, the publishing house started by Mark Fisher who's work influenced me a lot in my thinking. The book is officially published and you use this linktree to find where you can purchase the book based on your region / country.
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Published on 16 July 2026, Record Collector presents… XTC is a whole magazine dedicated to Swindon's finest. If features interviews with Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding, Dave Gregory and Terry Chambers, as well as insights from Steve Lillywhite, John Leckie, Hugh Padgham, Nick Davis and Mike Batt. To mark the occasion, this episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast brings together editor Jeremy Allen and contributors Imogen Bebb, Huw Thomas and Mark Fisher to go behind the scenes on this special magazine. Song courtesy of Paulcito. Record Collector presents… XTC Paulcito on BandcampWhat Do You Call that Noise? The XTC Podcast is sponsored by Burning Shed, the online home for all XTC CD, vinyl and official merchandise.What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com If you've enjoyed What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, please show your support at https://www.patreon.com/markfisher Thanks to the Pink Things, Humble Daisies and Knights in Shining Karma who've done the same. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
I spoke to Leo Fan, founder of Cysic, about what zero-knowledge proofs actually are, and why they might be one of the more promising answers to the internet's identity problem.We dig into how a ZK proof lets you prove something is true without handing over any identifying personal information, why that matters as digital identity systems become pushed by governments, and Cysic's model for verifiable compute. Leo also breaks down why the hardware and cost problems around ZK have kept it from mainstream identity use so far, and how Cysic's network lets you use your own hardware to help generate these proofs, rather than leaving that compute in the hands of a few large players.If you liked the podcast be sure to give it a review on your preferred podcast platform. If you find content like this important consider donating to my Patreon starting at just $3 per month. It takes quite a lot of my time and resources so any amount helps. Follow me on Twitter (@TBSocialist) or Mastodon (@theblockchainsocialist@social.coop) and join the r/CryptoLeftists subreddit. Support the showICYMI I've written a book about, no surprise, blockchains through a left political framework! The title is Blockchain Radicals: How Capitalism Ruined Crypto and How to Fix It and is being published through Repeater Books, the publishing house started by Mark Fisher who's work influenced me a lot in my thinking. The book is officially published and you use this linktree to find where you can purchase the book based on your region / country.
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As we finish our time with Series 8, Jacob returns to “my old friend alienation,” Ciarán's suspension of disbelief snaps unexpectedly, and the afterlife turns out to be very Mark Fisher. We wrap up our series-long discussions of abstracted thinking, the Doctor's attitude towards soldiers and the rediscovery of wonder, and get into a bonus discussion of the complexity of multiple overlapping readings of art, as a treat. Join us in getting overwhelmed all over again by the volcano scene from ‘Dark Water' and somehow ending up talking about ‘Hell Bent' a lot, inevitably, and stick around for perhaps our most divergent rankings to date. Flatline: 0:47 In the Forest of the Night: 26:48 Dark Water/Death in Heaven: 39:07 Final thoughts and rankings: 1:18:46 Bluesky: @lotsplanetspod Email: lotsofplanets@gmail.com Theme Music: "Special Spotlight" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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In this episode, Breht goes on The Left Page podcast as a guest to explore the role that science fiction plays as part of the cultural superstructure of empire: a genre born in the shadow of British and American imperial power, shaped by colonial assumptions, and increasingly haunted by attempts to critique the very structures it once blindly reproduced. From early invasion fiction and dreams of space conquest to modern works like Dune, Blade Runner, The Expanse, and The Three-Body Problem, Leon, Frank and Breht examine how sci-fi imagines the future through the unresolved contradictions of the present: capitalism, colonialism, racial hierarchy, technological domination, corporate sovereignty, and imperial war. Along the way, they discuss the role of Rome in the Western political imaginary, especially for reactionaries and fascists; extend Mark Fisher's concept of capitalist realism into colonial and imperialist realism; and ask why science fiction can so easily imagine interstellar travel, artificial life, alien civilizations, and cosmic catastrophe, yet so often struggles to imagine a future beyond empire and capital. Check out The Left Page podcast HERE
In this solo minisode, Sam enters the wilderness of mirrors to unpack Michael Jackson: child star, King of Pop, fairy-tale monster, walking logo, and one of the strangest cultural phenomena of the 20th century. Using Margo Jefferson, Wendy Lesser, Mark Fisher, Foucault, Bakhtin, Peter Pan, The Little Prince, Shirley Temple, Diana Ross, Elizabeth Taylor, Bob Fosse, P.T. Barnum, Neverland Ranch, pork pie hats, patent leather shoes, and white spats, Sam pursues Michael as a figure of inversion: the child who was an adult, the adult who became a child, the Black man who became white, the man who became a woman, the innocent who became the guilty. Along the way, she considers the glamour and horror of child stardom, the maternal diva archive, the carnivalesque body, the freakshow of Wacko Jacko, and why Michael's legacy remains endlessly unresolved.Stargirl's 100th episode, we love you Emma
I spoke to Nick Srnicek, author of Platform Capitalism, co-author of Inventing the Future, and most recently Silicon Empires, about why AI is consolidating Big Tech's power rather than disrupting it. We dig into why the AI upstarts remain dependent on the infrastructure of the incumbents, why the gap between open and closed models may widen as frontier training costs spiral upward, and the real biosecurity risks buried under Silicon Valley's safety discourse. Nick also breaks down what AI sovereignty could mean for Europe, and why racing to hoard AI productivity gains for yourself misses the actual task: preventing a permanent underclass from forming at all. If you liked the podcast be sure to give it a review on your preferred podcast platform. If you find content like this important consider donating to my Patreon starting at just $3 per month. It takes quite a lot of my time and resources so any amount helps. Follow me on Twitter (@TBSocialist) or Mastodon (@theblockchainsocialist@social.coop) and join the r/CryptoLeftists subreddit. Support the showICYMI I've written a book about, no surprise, blockchains through a left political framework! The title is Blockchain Radicals: How Capitalism Ruined Crypto and How to Fix It and is being published through Repeater Books, the publishing house started by Mark Fisher who's work influenced me a lot in my thinking. The book is officially published and you use this linktree to find where you can purchase the book based on your region / country.
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It's time to close out Boards of Canada month. Wow! Two whole episodes! In this episode, we're digging into Inferno, the duo's first release in thirteen years. It's an album that brings the cult and numerology mystique of Geogaddi into the clean, soundtrack-inspired aesthetic of Tomorrow's Harvest. We get into how plunderphonics, nostalgia, and hauntology have shifted over the evolution of the band's discography and how that impacts the album. Grab a copy, fire up your favorite numbers station, and join us! The Album Inferno by Boards of Canada Additional Links Inferno - BoC PagesWhat of Boards of Canada's nostalgia now that nostalgia is everywhere?Boards Of Canada – InfernoAlbum Review: Boards of Canada – InfernoInferno on GeniusBoards of Canada – Inferno Credits Music by: 2MelloArtwork by: Patsy McDowellNight Clerk Radio on Bluesky
Bienvenidos al último episodio de Creative Talks Podcast.Sí, escucharon bien.Este es el último episodio.Para cerrar, hablaremos de una película de ciencia ficción basada en La semilla del demonio, la novela de Dean R. Koontz publicada en 1973. Una historia que, vista desde el presente, deja de parecer una fantasía tecnológica lejana y empieza a rozar preguntas muy actuales sobre inteligencia artificial, cuerpo, deseo, control y reproducción.En este episodio cruzamos biología, materialismo gótico y Mark Fisher para pensar qué ocurre cuando la tecnología deja de ser una herramienta externa y comienza a intervenir en aquello que entendemos como vida.Un cierre para Creative Talks Podcast, pero también un inicio para Charlas Creativas.
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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon Boards of Canada perfectly embody the themes we love to explore: plunderphonics, nostalgia, and hauntology. Despite this, we've never examined their work in detail. With their first album release in 13 years, we're dedicating the month of June to a full retrospective. In this episode, we discuss their first four major releases, analyzing them as both listening experiences and explorations of those key themes. Grab a haunted sample of your favorite childhood memory and join us! Albums Discussed Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of CanadaGeogaddi by Boards of CanadaThe Campfire Headphase by Boards of CanadaTomorrow's Harvest by Boards of Canada Additional Links Exploring the Most Mysterious Band: The Boards of Canada Iceberg by Hux Credits Music by: 2MelloArtwork by: Patsy McDowellNight Clerk Radio on Bluesky
To get our Raise Your Rates Playbook, click HERE. About Business for Unicorns Business for Unicorns helps gym owners and fitness studio operators build profitable, sustainable businesses without burning out. Founded by Mark Fisher and Michael Keeler —who built and sold the $34-million Mark Fisher Fitness —BFU provides coaching, mentorship, courses, and events for gym owners ready to grow revenue, systemize operations, and create more freedom in their lives. To learn more, check out businessforunicorns.com. Get More BFU In Your Life: Claim your FREE copy of Gym Marketing Secrets HERE Follow BFU on Instagram HERE Subscribe to MF's YouTube Channel HERE Ready to Grow Your Gym? If you're a gym owner with 30+ clients looking to add $5k-$10k/month in the next 90 days, book your FREE Brainstorm Call HERE.
"I Watched CBC's Boys-Are-Falling-Behind Segment So You Don't Have To" — matching the YouTube title across platforms means search and word-of-mouth ("did you see/hear the boys-falling-behind episode") converge on one phrase instead of splitting discovery across two titles for the same episode.3. Show Notes / Episode DescriptionA CBC News segment spends twelve minutes building the case that boys are falling behind in school — dropout-rate stats, test-score gaps, a mother tearing up over swelling music — and never once names why. Gavin breaks down what the segment keeps gesturing at instead of saying outright: a school system built to produce factory labor, a "boy crisis" industry that profits from the problem staying unsolved, and a federal health strategy arriving right on schedule.In this episode:Why a 27.1% dropout rate for boys gets read as a school problem instead of an economic oneHow "boys build forts, girls keep tidy desks" became evidence in a national news storyWhy Trump's homoerotic He-Man photos and a federal "men and boys health strategy" are doing the same political workWhy the manosphere isn't the cause of the male loneliness epidemic — it's a symptom that turned out to be profitableWhat Henry Ford's factories have to do with how a gifted program decides which kids are worth investing inMentioned in this episode: Mark Fisher's Capitalist Realism, Ernest Becker's The Denial of Death, Jean Baudrillard's Simulacra and Simulation, Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Jonathan M. Metzl's Dying of Whiteness, and CBC The National's "Those We Leave Behind" report.Park Bench Ontology is a comedy and ideas show hosted by Juno-nominated comedian and Canadian Screen Award-winning writer Gavin Stephens. It takes the feeling that the world is getting weirder and tries to name it without bullshitting you. Equal parts philosophy, stand-up, and cultural diagnosis — delivered from a park bench with nowhere to be.Welcome to the Collapse.
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In this episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, author Jon Woolcott talks about The Tattooed Hills, his new book about the chalk figures of southern England, including the Uffington White Horse, cover star of XTC's English Settlement. “It's timeless, simple and classic,” Andy Partridge tells him in the final chapter of the book. With fellow XTC fan Chris Badley, we talk about the culture of the countryside and the influence of the landscape on everything from Chalkhills and Children to The Wheel and the Maypole. Music from Matthew Caleb Flamm The Tattooed Hills What Do You Call that Noise? The XTC Podcast is sponsored by Burning Shed, the online home for all XTC CD, vinyl and official merchandise. What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com If you've enjoyed What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, please show your support at https://www.patreon.com/markfisher Thanks to the Pink Things, Humble Daisies and Knights in Shining Karma who've done the same. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
On October 12, 2003, Mark Fisher was found shot and killed in a driveway in Brooklyn, NY after spending the night hanging out with a group of his peers, including John Giuca and Antonio Russo. Upon interrogation, a few of the people that Mark had been with late the night before led police to believe that John and Antonio were involved in Mark’s murder. Despite no physical evidence and no eyewitnesses linking him to the crime, John was convicted of the murder and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison solely based on witness testimony. To learn more and get involved, visit: https://freejohngiuca.com/ Wrongful Conviction is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1. We have worked hard to ensure that all facts reported in this show are accurate. The views and opinions expressed by the individuals featured in this show are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Lava for Good.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
I spoke to Sean Geobey, associate professor at the University of Waterloo and Director of Groupthink Labs, about collective intelligence, cooperative economics, and what decentralized technology could actually offer the solidarity economy.We dig into how collective intelligence works at scale, from participatory budgeting experiments in Kitchener to the structural barriers that make setting up a cooperative three times harder than incorporating a business. We also get into the limits of GDP as a measure of anything meaningful, why the left's taboo around finance is a form of unilateral disarmament, and how speculative finance has become the shortest-term thinking industry on the planet while performing the same planning function as the old Soviet Politburo. Sean also looks at Bread Cooperative (a worker cooperative I founded) and where the real bottlenecks are for Web3 to serve collective action rather than undermine it.If you liked the podcast be sure to give it a review on your preferred podcast platform. If you find content like this important consider donating to my Patreon starting at just $3 per month. It takes quite a lot of my time and resources so any amount helps. Follow me on Twitter (@TBSocialist) or Mastodon (@theblockchainsocialist@social.coop) and join the r/CryptoLeftists subreddit. Support the showICYMI I've written a book about, no surprise, blockchains through a left political framework! The title is Blockchain Radicals: How Capitalism Ruined Crypto and How to Fix It and is being published through Repeater Books, the publishing house started by Mark Fisher who's work influenced me a lot in my thinking. The book is officially published and you use this linktree to find where you can purchase the book based on your region / country.
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This is Part One/ Free Content of Episode 46. The full version of this interview is available for YouTube members and Patreon members; alternately, it can be purchased for a one-time fee at my Patreon page (see Shop link). https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7BQC-iCBzMaFN0i6a-lgag/join https://patreon.com/RejectedReligion?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink My guest this month is Gregg Harmston. Gregg is an independent researcher, writer and music producer from the UK who focuses on esotericism and occultism alongside media and literature theory, cyberculture, fictioning, and non-standard philosophy. He graduated an MA in Spirituality and Religion from University of Amsterdam in 2025 and is currently working on expanding his thesis research into a PhD project. In this episode, Gregg peels back the layers of the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit, or CCRU, a group that stands as one of the most unique and enigmatic forms of modern occultism. Using a "matryoshka doll" methodology, we look briefly at the core members of the group, and then explore the CCRU as a collective myth and an independent entity. We'll trace their origins from the intellectual split between Sadie Plant's cyberfeminism and Nick Land's "dark" inhumanism, fueled by the rhythmic, non-linear influences of the 1990s jungle dance scene. We discuss "Time Sorcery," the Numogram, and the mechanics of hyperstition—the process by which fictions "make themselves real" through cybernetic feedback loops to reshape our present reality. To explain this concept a bit further, the core of Gregg's thesis focuses on "Hyperstition as the idea of fictions that make themselves real by functioning as "time-circuits" or self-fulfilling prophecies. Gregg illustrates how the CCRU's use of "theory-fiction" was not merely a literary style, but a deliberate "writing magic" designed to bypass rational thought and manifest "inhuman" entities or future outcomes into the present. Ultimately, the work positions the CCRU as a unique bridge between 20th-century esoteric practices (like Chaos Magic) and the digital-age occultism of the 21st century, suggesting that the group's influence persists today as a collective entity or "egregore" that continues to shape contemporary culture and philosophy. For Patreon and YouTube members, we dive even deeper into the controversial legacy of Nick Land in Part 2, re-evaluating him not just as a philosopher, but as an experimental occultist who used extreme methods to achieve ego-dissolution. We also tackle the complex evolution of accelerationism, tracing the pipeline from CCRU-era theories to the intellectual foundations of the Alt-Right and the modern phenomenon of "Meme Magic." However, we also explore the alternative, hopeful sides of these "weird" tools—examining Left-Accelerationism, and Mark Fisher's "Acid Communism" to see how these theories can be used to reclaim lost futures and foster collective hope. PROGRAM NOTESGregg Harmston - University of AmsterdamInstagramCcru: Writings 1997-2003Cybernetic Culture Research Unit - MonoskopRowan Elizabeth Cabrales - University of AmsterdamRR Podcast E4 P1 Rowan E. Cabrales: Hyperstition - Fictions Becoming Real?RR Podcast E4 P2 Rowan E. Cabrales: Hyperstition - Fictions Becoming Real?Aesthetaphysicks and the Anti-Dialectical Hyperoccultation of Disenchanted Representation: Hyperstitional Esoterrorism as Occultural Accelerationism The Hyperstitional Philosophy of Time-Travel Cybernetics: Theosophy, the CCRU, and Black-Box PoiesisRR Pod E28 P1 Bob Cluness - An Esoteric Menagerie...RR Pod E28 P2 Bob Cluness - An Esoteric Menagerie... Theme Music and Editing: Daniel P. Shea Research and End Production: Stephanie Shea
In this episode Barry and Mike resume their discussion of Mark Fishers's 2013 blog post, “Exiting the Vampire's Castle”. They discuss the five laws that govern the castle and wonder if it is possible to exit the castle, as Fisher hoped.
To learn more about Freedom Makers, click HERE. About Business for Unicorns Business for Unicorns helps gym owners and fitness studio operators build profitable, sustainable businesses without burning out. Founded by Mark Fisher and Michael Keeler —who built and sold the $34-million Mark Fisher Fitness —BFU provides coaching, mentorship, courses, and events for gym owners ready to grow revenue, systemize operations, and create more freedom in their lives. To learn more, check out businessforunicorns.com. Get More BFU In Your Life: Claim your FREE copy of Gym Marketing Secrets HERE Follow BFU on Instagram HERE Subscribe to MF's YouTube Channel HERE Ready to Grow Your Gym? If you're a gym owner with 30+ clients looking to add $5k-$10k/month in the next 90 days, book your FREE Brainstorm Call HERE.
I spoke to Evan Miyazono, founder of Atlas Computing, about the neglected risks of advanced AI and what it would actually take to govern it.We dig into the threats he thinks aren't getting enough attention, from asymmetrically offensive cyber capabilities and economic disruption to what he calls the "intelligence curse," a dynamic where governments lose any incentive to invest in their populations once labor becomes synthetic. We also get into formal verification as a framework for AI governance, why consensus and agreement become scarcer as intelligence gets cheaper, and where blockchains might actually fit into that picture in ways that have nothing to do with libertarian fantasy.This episode is sponsored by NYM, the world's most private VPN. Unlike traditional VPNs, Nym uses a decentralized mixnet to scramble your internet data — hiding who you're talking to, when, and how often. You can switch between full mixnet mode for maximum anonymity, or a faster VPN mode for everyday use.Use the code blockchainsocialist when signing up and get an extra month!If you liked the podcast be sure to give it a review on your preferred podcast platform. If you find content like this important consider donating to my Patreon starting at just $3 per month. It takes quite a lot of my time and resources so any amount helps. Follow me on Twitter (@TBSocialist) or Mastodon (@theblockchainsocialist@social.coop) and join the r/CryptoLeftists subreddit. Support the showICYMI I've written a book about, no surprise, blockchains through a left political framework! The title is Blockchain Radicals: How Capitalism Ruined Crypto and How to Fix It and is being published through Repeater Books, the publishing house started by Mark Fisher who's work influenced me a lot in my thinking. The book is officially published and you use this linktree to find where you can purchase the book based on your region / country.
To get our Raise Your Rates Playbook, click HERE. About Business for Unicorns Business for Unicorns helps gym owners and fitness studio operators build profitable, sustainable businesses without burning out. Founded by Mark Fisher and Michael Keeler —who built and sold the $34-million Mark Fisher Fitness —BFU provides coaching, mentorship, courses, and events for gym owners ready to grow revenue, systemize operations, and create more freedom in their lives. To learn more, check out businessforunicorns.com. Get More BFU In Your Life: Claim your FREE copy of Gym Marketing Secrets HERE Follow BFU on Instagram HERE Subscribe to MF's YouTube Channel HERE Ready to Grow Your Gym? If you're a gym owner with 30+ clients looking to add $5k-$10k/month in the next 90 days, book your FREE Brainstorm Call HERE.
Maryland GOP delegates Mark Fisher and Biran Chisholm call Chinese American and Democratic state delegate Chao Wu a Chinese spy. Maryland puts Ozempic under upper payment limits for state and local entities. Montgomery County Council took emotional straw votes last week on next year's capital and operating budgets. Maryland Public Service Commission steps back from its plan to curb excessive investment in gas delivery infrastructure by utility companies. A former Montgomery County employee in the Office of Human Resources alleges discrimination and denial of disability accommodations in that office. And more. Music by Silver Spring rock musician MYSTR Treefrog.
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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3399: Mark Fisher reflects on how his fiercely independent approach to fitness ultimately slowed his progress, and why community, coaching, and vulnerability are often the missing ingredients for lasting success. Through humor, honesty, and plenty of unicorn references, he shows how support systems can transform not just your workouts, but your entire mindset around growth and accountability. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://markfisherfitness.com/getting-by-with-a-little-help-from-your-friends/ Quotes to ponder: "As Brené Brown says, your vulnerability is the most accurate measurement of courage." "None of us are ever as good as all of us." "The journey to health and hotness is far faster if you have someone guiding you through the inevitable moments of frustration and confusion." Episode references: Brené Brown: https://brenebrown.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3399: Mark Fisher reflects on how his fiercely independent approach to fitness ultimately slowed his progress, and why community, coaching, and vulnerability are often the missing ingredients for lasting success. Through humor, honesty, and plenty of unicorn references, he shows how support systems can transform not just your workouts, but your entire mindset around growth and accountability. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://markfisherfitness.com/getting-by-with-a-little-help-from-your-friends/ Quotes to ponder: "As Brené Brown says, your vulnerability is the most accurate measurement of courage." "None of us are ever as good as all of us." "The journey to health and hotness is far faster if you have someone guiding you through the inevitable moments of frustration and confusion." Episode references: Brené Brown: https://brenebrown.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Get get our best offers for gym owners in 2026, click HERE. About Business for Unicorns Business for Unicorns helps gym owners and fitness studio operators build profitable, sustainable businesses without burning out. Founded by Mark Fisher and Michael Keeler —who built and sold the $34-million Mark Fisher Fitness —BFU provides coaching, mentorship, courses, and events for gym owners ready to grow revenue, systemize operations, and create more freedom in their lives. To learn more, check out businessforunicorns.com. Get More BFU In Your Life: Claim your FREE copy of Gym Marketing Secrets HERE Follow BFU on Instagram HERE Subscribe to MF's YouTube Channel HERE Ready to Grow Your Gym? If you're a gym owner with 30+ clients looking to add $5k-$10k/month in the next 90 days, book your FREE Brainstorm Call HERE.
About Business for Unicorns Business for Unicorns helps gym owners and fitness studio operators build profitable, sustainable businesses without burning out. Founded by Mark Fisher and Michael Keeler —who built and sold the $34-million Mark Fisher Fitness —BFU provides coaching, mentorship, courses, and events for gym owners ready to grow revenue, systemize operations, and create more freedom in their lives. To learn more, check out businessforunicorns.com. Get More BFU In Your Life: Claim your FREE copy of Gym Marketing Secrets HERE Follow BFU on Instagram HERE Subscribe to MF's YouTube Channel HERE Ready to Grow Your Gym? If you're a gym owner with 30+ clients looking to add $5k-$10k/month in the next 90 days, book your FREE Brainstorm Call HERE.
About Business for Unicorns Business for Unicorns helps gym owners and fitness studio operators build profitable, sustainable businesses without burning out. Founded by Mark Fisher and Michael Keeler —who built and sold the $34-million Mark Fisher Fitness —BFU provides coaching, mentorship, courses, and events for gym owners ready to grow revenue, systemize operations, and create more freedom in their lives. To learn more, check out businessforunicorns.com. Get More BFU In Your Life: Claim your FREE copy of Gym Marketing Secrets HERE Follow BFU on Instagram HERE Subscribe to MF's YouTube Channel HERE Ready to Grow Your Gym? If you're a gym owner with 30+ clients looking to add $5k-$10k/month in the next 90 days, book your FREE Brainstorm Call HERE.
CUJO is a podcast about culture in the age of platforms. Episodes drop every other week, but if you want the full experience, we recommend signing up for a paid subscription. Paid subscribers also get access to our CUJOPLEX Discord and The Weather Report, a monthly episode series where we take stock of where the cultural winds are blowing and tell you what's rained into our brains.We are making a film about Mark Fisher. Or at least, that's what artists Sophie Mellor and Simon Poulter say we are doing by interviewing them about We Are Making a Film About Mark Fisher, an experimental documentary about the late British intellectual Mark Fisher that is currently making its way in decentralized fashion through cities across the globe. (You can set up a screening in your town if you want). They made the film with the help of over 70 pro bono collaborators and produced it entirely via Instagram, with no budget, studio, or institutional support. We've never seen anything quite like it.Fisher was a political and cultural theorist, music critic, and philosopher who first gained notoriety blogging under the alias K-punk in the early 2000s, before becoming known for penning some of this century's most clear-eyed and affecting analyses of capitalism, popular culture, and our collective political future (or lack thereof). That includes his wildly influential 2009 book Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?, which explores the idea that capitalism has become so dominant we struggle to even imagine alternatives. Fisher has been a big influence on us, so we decided to invited Sophie and Simon on the show to tell us about the film and offer us a little primer on his ideas. We dig in to concepts that were central to Fisher's work, including hauntology, hyperstition, and capitalist realism; why his work seems to be having a moment right now, especially among Gen Z; and how it reflected both the utopian promise of the internet and its eventual descent into today's commoditized, culture-war nightmare. We also discuss how Fisher's working-class background and refusal to accept hierarchies between fields like critical theory and music blogging shaped his unique perspective on the world—and how this “decapitalized film,” and the larger art project of which it is part, doubles as an invitation to gather offline and imagine new artistic and political futures together.Follow the project on Instagram, or attend a screening near youCheck out more of Sophie and Simon's work at Close and RemoteListen to our Hauntology retrospective with Simon Reynolds, Fisher's friend and contemporary This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theculturejournalist.substack.com/subscribe
Exactly 50 years after XTC last played the Town Gardens Bowl in Swindon, drummer Terry Chambers is returning to the open-air art deco venue with EXTC. In this episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, Terry talks about celebrating his 21st birthday in 1976 and his 71st birthday in 2026 – and the many gigs he has played in between.The all-day event on 18 July at the Town Gardens Bowl features Chris Cobbson & Roi Geyari, Mickelson and Jim Blair before EXTC take to the stage.Gayle Ramage and Mark Fisher ask the questions.EXTCMusic from Dave Beale and Darrell Roberts of Age of FreedomWhat Do You Call that Noise? The XTC Podcast is sponsored by Burning Shed, the online home for all XTC CD, vinyl and official merchandise. What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com If you've enjoyed What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, please show your support at https://www.patreon.com/markfisher Thanks to the Pink Things, Humble Daisies and Knights in Shining Karma who've done the same. What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast is sponsored by the online record shop, Burning Shed, which is the only place to get official XTC merchandise. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
About Business for Unicorns Business for Unicorns helps gym owners and fitness studio operators build profitable, sustainable businesses without burning out. Founded by Mark Fisher and Michael Keeler —who built and sold the $34-million Mark Fisher Fitness —BFU provides coaching, mentorship, courses, and events for gym owners ready to grow revenue, systemize operations, and create more freedom in their lives. To learn more, check out businessforunicorns.com. Get More BFU In Your Life: Claim your FREE copy of Gym Marketing Secrets HERE Follow BFU on Instagram HERE Subscribe to MF's YouTube Channel HERE Ready to Grow Your Gym? If you're a gym owner with 30+ clients looking to add $5k-$10k/month in the next 90 days, book your FREE Brainstorm Call HERE.
Get the Gym Owner Report Card HERE. About Business for Unicorns Business for Unicorns helps gym owners and fitness studio operators build profitable, sustainable businesses without burning out. Founded by Mark Fisher and Michael Keeler —who built and sold the $34-million Mark Fisher Fitness —BFU provides coaching, mentorship, courses, and events for gym owners ready to grow revenue, systemize operations, and create more freedom in their lives. To learn more, check out businessforunicorns.com. Get More BFU In Your Life: Claim your FREE copy of Gym Marketing Secrets HERE Follow BFU on Instagram HERE Subscribe to MF's YouTube Channel HERE Ready to Grow Your Gym? If you're a gym owner with 30+ clients looking to add $5k-$10k/month in the next 90 days, book your FREE Brainstorm Call HERE.
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3361: Mark Fisher breaks down how to gauge when it's time to increase your weights, balancing intensity with proper form and long-term progress. You'll learn practical cues, like rep capacity and technique breakdown, that help you avoid both stagnation and injury while maximizing strength and results. It's a smart, realistic framework for anyone who wants to train effectively without overcomplicating fitness. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://markfisherfitness.com/when-should-i-lift-heavier-weights/ Quotes to ponder: "If you were able to 27 before reaching failure? Definitely time to grab heavier weight!" "If your technique is letter perfect on the very last rep, you are almost certainly lifting too light for a true working set." "It's important to appreciate that “too heavy” or “too light” can be assessed best in light of progress towards the goal in question." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices